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argument. >> obama during his state of the union speech, obama has a real philosophical difference with the republicans about deficit reduction. he thinks consumption and growth are the way to grow the economy out of the deficit. he has not made that argument because it isn't palettable politically. >> in fairness, if you look at even some of the serious deficit hawks, i suspect you align with bowl simpson. >> they say that what we really need is short-term stimulus, long-term deficit reduction. there isn't as much of a differential here as it's made out to be. >> i am co-chair with judd gregg to fick the debt, and you're right. what we're not grasping is this should be significant short-term investment and long-term deficit reduction. deficit reduction that is good for the second ten years or maybe the third ten years, and the only way to do that, the only way to do that is serious entitlement reform. >> but the sequester cuts by this year hit the economy this year. >> what i'm saying is they'll kick the can down the road and avoid the sequester. that's my prediction. >> you think they
argument. >> obama during his state of the union speech, obama has a real philosophical difference with the republicans about deficit reduction. he thinks consumption and growth are the way to grow the economy out of the deficit. he has not made that argument because it isn't palettable politically. >> in fairness, if you look at even some of the serious deficit hawks, i suspect you align with bowl simpson. >> they say that what we really need is short-term stimulus, long-term...
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and it's also good if you look at the obama coalition. she has very high ratings among those different blocks of folks. whether it's latinos, african americans and certainly women. and she has this sort of aura around here that president obama or candidate obama had in 2008 which is the sense that she's being drafted into this. we'll see if this is something she wants to do. >> but you've got a long way to go. you know, strooeve crawford whod the interview for "60 minutes" raised the question last night. is this an endorsement of secretary clinton. listen to this. >> what's the date of expiration on this endorsement. >> ask that question. you're sitting here together. everybody in town is talking about it already. and this is taking place. >> you know, steve, i've got to tell you. you guys are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four minutes ago. >> i'm out of politics. and i'm forbidden from even hearing these questions. >> i mean, michelle, you probably have to raise the question. but he was only inaugurated a week ago today. they
and it's also good if you look at the obama coalition. she has very high ratings among those different blocks of folks. whether it's latinos, african americans and certainly women. and she has this sort of aura around here that president obama or candidate obama had in 2008 which is the sense that she's being drafted into this. we'll see if this is something she wants to do. >> but you've got a long way to go. you know, strooeve crawford whod the interview for "60 minutes"...
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will hillary really join forces with barack obama? not only did she join forces, she worked hard for him, and she was his very loyal secretary of state. and i think for people all over the world, that goes a long way in building up their admiration for her. this was a woman who lost the campaign, but when she was called on, she gave it her all. >> let me ask you, governor, you're as good a pol as i know. my question is what did she learn? somebody said just recently the secretary herself said the lessons she learned looking back was she had to be a better communicator. well, that covers a lot of territory. i think what hurt her most was her vote at least for the iraq war. in the democratic confines within the caucus voters, the real zealous people in the party, that war was the issue, the opposition to it, and the fact that she had voted for it i think really gave an issue to barack obama who as a state senator was out there in chicago in probably a liberal district and he voted against the war without worrying about it. she hedged he
will hillary really join forces with barack obama? not only did she join forces, she worked hard for him, and she was his very loyal secretary of state. and i think for people all over the world, that goes a long way in building up their admiration for her. this was a woman who lost the campaign, but when she was called on, she gave it her all. >> let me ask you, governor, you're as good a pol as i know. my question is what did she learn? somebody said just recently the secretary herself...
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and the fact that she voted for it gave issue to barack obama, a state senator in chicago. he volted against it without worrying about it. she hedged her thoughts and voted for it. it seem like the doesn't have that kind of impediment if she runs. >> if you remember her biggest problem was working-class women, blue collar women. and yet by the end of the campaign she was racking up huge majorities in virginia and kentucky and pennsylvania and places like that. she was attracting working-class women. she was a rock star in scranton and pittsburgh and places like that. she learned to communicate as a populist. and i think she learned to save some money for contingencies. >> i learned a lot too. >> any money after super tuesday she would have been a nominee, but she spent all her money and went down the chute. >> if you run it next time, you'll be better. i've got that look from some those working-class women. if you were against hillary, you're in big trouble. cynthia, you can't wait, can you? >> you know, i think that by 2014, the prospect of becoming the very first female p
and the fact that she voted for it gave issue to barack obama, a state senator in chicago. he volted against it without worrying about it. she hedged her thoughts and voted for it. it seem like the doesn't have that kind of impediment if she runs. >> if you remember her biggest problem was working-class women, blue collar women. and yet by the end of the campaign she was racking up huge majorities in virginia and kentucky and pennsylvania and places like that. she was attracting...
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new plan to nullity obama care in the state. and in missouri, republicans are introducing a new measure to nullify federal gun laws. so the right wing's big new idea is to embrace one of the oldest and ugliest ideas in our political history. nullification. it dates back to the 1820s. south carolina politician john calhoun game up with nullification as a way to let slave-owning states ignore potential anti-slavery laws from washington. it was a terrible idea then, and it's a terrible idea now. critics have said the gop is stuck in the '50s, and they're right. the 1850s. joining me now are michael eric dyson and dana milbank. thanks for coming on the show. >> hi, reverend. >> michael, nullification surfaced at the final rally for a republican candidate last night. what's your thought on this? >> we've been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and that speech that martin luther king jr. made. remember he said about those southern politicians whose lips were dripping with the words of interposition and nullifi
new plan to nullity obama care in the state. and in missouri, republicans are introducing a new measure to nullify federal gun laws. so the right wing's big new idea is to embrace one of the oldest and ugliest ideas in our political history. nullification. it dates back to the 1820s. south carolina politician john calhoun game up with nullification as a way to let slave-owning states ignore potential anti-slavery laws from washington. it was a terrible idea then, and it's a terrible idea now....
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here is a map from the 2012 presidential race of states, obama versus romney won. if the republican plan was put in place nationally this past year, you would have to replace that map with this one. all those districts in red are all electoral points for mitt romney. what does this mean? it means even though barack obama won by nearly five million votes and carried the electoral college by 332 to 206, if the republican plan was in place, he would have lost to romney 262 to 276. what do you think would happen? let me ask you. how active is the naacp, mr. shelton, in fighting this? are you in the courts in this? are you out in the legislatures? how hot are you getting on this thing? >> primarily in the legislatures right now. our state conferences and virginia and other places have introduced these measures and are very actively engaged. we've seen what happens when you redistrict, when you reapportion after the census. we know the games that are played in what is probably the most highly partisan process that we have in our political system. now take that and use th
here is a map from the 2012 presidential race of states, obama versus romney won. if the republican plan was put in place nationally this past year, you would have to replace that map with this one. all those districts in red are all electoral points for mitt romney. what does this mean? it means even though barack obama won by nearly five million votes and carried the electoral college by 332 to 206, if the republican plan was in place, he would have lost to romney 262 to 276. what do you...
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the 2012 result that looked like this in the five battleground states where obama won all the electoral states would look like this. that's all they have to do. if you can't get people to vote for you, you stack the deck. >>> let me finish with the collection of memorabilia about the life of jack kennedy. big story there. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick...and then i got better. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, r
the 2012 result that looked like this in the five battleground states where obama won all the electoral states would look like this. that's all they have to do. if you can't get people to vote for you, you stack the deck. >>> let me finish with the collection of memorabilia about the life of jack kennedy. big story there. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and...
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>>> the state of the union is on the road. the president is bringing his state of the union promises straight to the people less than 15 hours after addressing a joint session of congress. barack obama is onna i three-day road trip to bring home the themes he laid out last night. back at the white house after focusing on manufacturing in the middle class in north carolina. >> the true engine has been the middle class. three things we should ask. number one, how do we bring more jobs to america. number two, how do we equip people with the skills they need to do the jobs? number three, how do we make sure that once they have a job, it leads to a decent living. >> that is the same message we heard last night to bring manufacturing jobs back to the u.s. and trade the workers for the positions. the road trip itself matches the it deserves a vote theme. instead of fighting congress himself, he is trying to enlist the country and pressure them to at least vote on the big issues. job creation, and gun control. looking at you, speaker
>>> the state of the union is on the road. the president is bringing his state of the union promises straight to the people less than 15 hours after addressing a joint session of congress. barack obama is onna i three-day road trip to bring home the themes he laid out last night. back at the white house after focusing on manufacturing in the middle class in north carolina. >> the true engine has been the middle class. three things we should ask. number one, how do we bring more...
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seven from states obama won. look at all the red on that map. tackling the fact it's a presidential election year turnout will be higher than it normally is. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican's party internal war continues to rage. the newest editors at the conservative national review called out bomb throwers on the right like ted cruz. they called them apocalyptic conservatives. that their strategy of shutting down the government had more poisonous divisions in the party. quote, conservative groups that have internalized the apocalyptic view of politics believe the most effective model for gaining ground is simply pressuring republicans to be more confrontational. the first step of the defunding strategy was not to persuade most republicans it was a good idea. it was to force them to go along with it whether or not they agreed. it turned out the power to move the house republican caucus is not the power to move the world. and passing legislation the normal way. in other words, the exact opposite of what ted cr
seven from states obama won. look at all the red on that map. tackling the fact it's a presidential election year turnout will be higher than it normally is. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican's party internal war continues to rage. the newest editors at the conservative national review called out bomb throwers on the right like ted cruz. they called them apocalyptic conservatives. that their strategy of shutting down the government had more...
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is going to be quite famous. >> and also on the state of the union address. this last one was very well written. some day, somebody could do a book on the speeches of barack obama. >> no, w, if you look at a comparison, a tale of two presidents, you compare the president and his predecessor. president obama is ending two wars. president bush started two wars. president obama got bin laden, bush lost bin laden. president obama got 63,000 private jobs, president bush lost 63,000 jobs. so if you compare him to his predecessor, yes, a lot of people think he is well on his way to being on a list of great presidents. >> obama care is in mid course. it's going to be a huge accomplishment. and i think president obama has not gotten enough credit for the bailout of general motors. it came out a lot. but that was a pivotal moment when he saved the auto-industry. i think that also might be a big part of a legacy that will keep him ranked towards the top of the presidents. >> clearly, a good portion of these would only further underscore the top-ranked presidents. >> you
is going to be quite famous. >> and also on the state of the union address. this last one was very well written. some day, somebody could do a book on the speeches of barack obama. >> no, w, if you look at a comparison, a tale of two presidents, you compare the president and his predecessor. president obama is ending two wars. president bush started two wars. president obama got bin laden, bush lost bin laden. president obama got 63,000 private jobs, president bush lost 63,000 jobs....
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the extremist in washington is barack obama. he's the guy that wants to fundamentally transform our health care system. he's the guy who's done enormous damage to america in the world. i believe it's the president of the united states. >> okay. governor, he had the advantage there of sticking it into a political opponent and looking out for his daughter. that's a nice position to be in, but i don't believe a word he says. he's the most hawkish type. he's a big government guy. he's establishment. he's been in leadership his whole life. now he's portraying himself as some saudi buster from wyoming with a pitch fork. i think it's to get his daughter elected to the senate. i don't want to listen to this nonsense. your thoughts. >> the problem is even when they make their arguments they lie. they say he's an extremist on health care. they want to take over government-run health care. this is anything but government-run health care. we keep the insurance companies, the basic system of health care, you keep your own doctor. if there wa
the extremist in washington is barack obama. he's the guy that wants to fundamentally transform our health care system. he's the guy who's done enormous damage to america in the world. i believe it's the president of the united states. >> okay. governor, he had the advantage there of sticking it into a political opponent and looking out for his daughter. that's a nice position to be in, but i don't believe a word he says. he's the most hawkish type. he's a big government guy. he's...
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>> the way that fox news gives president obama an edge in key swing states. but that's with all likely ç voters. once you isolate voters extremely interested, the race is much closer. >> yes, much closer among the extremely interested. and when you focus on the inexpressably intrigue, and he's up by two points when you count only voters who are psychotically engaged. >> another day, another election post mortem for the republican party, remember, if you will, last fall when conservatives upset their man mitt romney was trailing, came up with a nominal explanation, the polls are skewed. the frenzy resulted in a succession of figures. including those polls, taken by fox news. 9 truth, they argued was media bias was the driving force, with team romney running a deficit. >> i'm telling you, they are irresponsible. they are designed to do exactly what i have warned you to be vigilant about, and that is to depress you and so suppress your vote. >> when you average nine inaccurate polls, you get one inaccurate average. there's a deliberate effort to try to discour
>> the way that fox news gives president obama an edge in key swing states. but that's with all likely ç voters. once you isolate voters extremely interested, the race is much closer. >> yes, much closer among the extremely interested. and when you focus on the inexpressably intrigue, and he's up by two points when you count only voters who are psychotically engaged. >> another day, another election post mortem for the republican party, remember, if you will, last fall when...
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seven from states obama won. look at all the red on that map. tackling the fact it's a presidential election year turnout will be higher than it normally is. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican's party internal
seven from states obama won. look at all the red on that map. tackling the fact it's a presidential election year turnout will be higher than it normally is. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request....
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and now obviously with president obama, it's definitely there. there's no doubt about it. >> they missed some good times with bill, didn't they. >> that's right. >> mr. dent, i don't know your district well. you're up by lehigh valley which has been factory people, hard working people. not suburbanite types really. how is your district responding to this kerfuffle with a possible default? >> most of my constituents believe in order and stability. they don't like uncertainty, they don't like chaos or instability. they want to make sure the government is operating. many of them do want to see changes to the health care law. there's really concern. i'm not going to kid you here. there's concern about that law, but at the same time they don't want me to shut down the government because of the health care law. i would say most of my constituents are fairly pragmatic. they're concerned about what they're seeing here in washington. and they think we've all lost our minds. they expect us to behave like adults and get to a reasonable resolution. >> do the
and now obviously with president obama, it's definitely there. there's no doubt about it. >> they missed some good times with bill, didn't they. >> that's right. >> mr. dent, i don't know your district well. you're up by lehigh valley which has been factory people, hard working people. not suburbanite types really. how is your district responding to this kerfuffle with a possible default? >> most of my constituents believe in order and stability. they don't like...
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. >> the question of whether or not president obama has apologized for the united states -- >> i wish this president would learn how to be an american. >> the obama administration doesn't understand america. >> and the question plagues obama is not issues or his record or position, is he pro american. >> obama gives speeches, trashing his own country. >> now, limbaugh says the president has been trashing his own country. well now is limbaugh who is doing the trashing. yesterday he said he was ashamed of america. and today he is not backing down from that statement. >> it makes me ashaemed that we have sunk and distended to this level. in politics, in order for the left to be able to advance, they require ignorance. >> he's ashamed. the american people must be ignorant. and get this, his buddies on the right are backing him up. >> it is embarrassing when the president is a demagogue who goes around the world apologizing for america. >> this is embarrassing. >> listen to what rush said. it's insulting to continue to insult the intelligence of the american people. and i don't have a prob
. >> the question of whether or not president obama has apologized for the united states -- >> i wish this president would learn how to be an american. >> the obama administration doesn't understand america. >> and the question plagues obama is not issues or his record or position, is he pro american. >> obama gives speeches, trashing his own country. >> now, limbaugh says the president has been trashing his own country. well now is limbaugh who is doing the...
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obama's true enemies are those who back the three dozen states now pushing voter suppression laws to make sure the country doesn't go and elect another back president or a progressive white president. this generation is equivalent of poll taxes and the literacy tests. anything to keep minorities from voting rights. and to this crowd the obama haters add to those who gnaw on the president's health care bill but offer nothing in its place except for the notions of destroying the economy stature. these are the enemies. those who stand in benefit from all the anger, hatred, and indecency of the nasty right while claiming to be above them when they are below them. again humming along with the true haters on the right singing their un-american songs. ed rendell was governor of pennsylvania. david corn is for mother jones magazine. both are msnbc political analysts. i think this president has made a big mistake first of all in naming his health care bill obama care which has been used as a term of personal derision especially by those who hate him personally and use anything about his perso
obama's true enemies are those who back the three dozen states now pushing voter suppression laws to make sure the country doesn't go and elect another back president or a progressive white president. this generation is equivalent of poll taxes and the literacy tests. anything to keep minorities from voting rights. and to this crowd the obama haters add to those who gnaw on the president's health care bill but offer nothing in its place except for the notions of destroying the economy stature....
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they're from not -- you know, blue states, states that aren't as conservative as these other states. >> sure. >> if we look elsewhere like louisiana, south carolina, mississippi, they don't want any part of this because they don't want association with obama care sigh there no threat of the tea party coming after the governors who they believe were the face of this battle that, i mean, you might recall john boehner said the law after the supreme court's decision, he came back and shuffled around the words because there's a great number of more conservative republicans that want to fight that battle. >> some of them could certainly face a primary threat from the right, from the tea party folks and playing the odds. they realize that they have to look at their own states, especially in florida which is one of the largest health care markets in the country. if they figured they're better off getting a million more people health insurance in their state with no cost to the state, compared to angering a few folks on the right in their political base, i think what scott did is a political
they're from not -- you know, blue states, states that aren't as conservative as these other states. >> sure. >> if we look elsewhere like louisiana, south carolina, mississippi, they don't want any part of this because they don't want association with obama care sigh there no threat of the tea party coming after the governors who they believe were the face of this battle that, i mean, you might recall john boehner said the law after the supreme court's decision, he came back and...
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not born in the united states. and those numbers remain very high. which is a sad state of affairs. but you have to give it to someone like ted cruz. i mean, he knows how to throw out fire debate. it's what he's known for. the base loves it. they love he plays back to that. i think this is frustrating. you mentioned young people, reverend. it's frustrating for young republicans that want the party to move in a different direction that actually gets to winning elections again. and seeing someone like a senator ted cruz who has the microphone yet is only using it to throw out these bombs. and to say things that frankly my mind are disingenuous. you have a guy that is ivy league educated. he went to harvard and princeton. he knows very well what he's saying is not rational. i think frankly it's disingenuous to voters. >> well, governor, ted cruz was heckled over and over again just yesterday at an anti-obama town hall. listen to this. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. you know, part of the first amendmen
not born in the united states. and those numbers remain very high. which is a sad state of affairs. but you have to give it to someone like ted cruz. i mean, he knows how to throw out fire debate. it's what he's known for. the base loves it. they love he plays back to that. i think this is frustrating. you mentioned young people, reverend. it's frustrating for young republicans that want the party to move in a different direction that actually gets to winning elections again. and seeing someone...
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the way they're treating these blue state republicans. they're driving blue state republicans out of their party. and the few that are left in are hugely mad. at the same time, they're also reintroducing a repeal of obama care. reintroducing the funding planned parenthood. the american people are horrified for. >> as the governor says, they're becoming a laughing stock. they really don't seem to have learned anything from this last election. >> all right, we're going to have to leave it there. joan walsh and governor ed rendell, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, reverend al. >> coming up, lessons of lincoln. everybody's talking about the new oscar favorite, but what can president obama take for it for his second term? stay with us. ♪ >>> i need to talk about a fight for justice going on in napeles, florida. for nine years, terrance williams and philippe santos have been mizing. williams was last seen in the back of a sheriff deputy's patrol car. he says he left terrance at a convenience store. three months earlier, this man
the way they're treating these blue state republicans. they're driving blue state republicans out of their party. and the few that are left in are hugely mad. at the same time, they're also reintroducing a repeal of obama care. reintroducing the funding planned parenthood. the american people are horrified for. >> as the governor says, they're becoming a laughing stock. they really don't seem to have learned anything from this last election. >> all right, we're going to have to...
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so it's clearly not about hagel, it's about obama. you're absolutely right. >> and to drive the point further, he once shared similar views on issues with the president. but, now, he's flip-flopping, even though he's shared though views. so he wouldn't agree with the president anymore. he changed. he flip-flopped on tax cuts under president bush. mccain actually opposed tax cuts for the wealthiment but under president obama, he says those bush tax cuts should stay. on repealing don't ask, don't tell, under bush, mckaicain supported the repeal of don"don ask, don't tell". on the dream act, mccain sponsored three versions of the dream act urn president bush. but under president obama, he opposed the dream act. so all of this flip-flopping on things you used to agree with but anything the president is for, if his name is obama, you're against. this is very, very petty. >> and on global warming, remember, the mccain lieberman plan was a good plan and mccain december disallowed that when obama became president. >> no, there's no doubt abou
so it's clearly not about hagel, it's about obama. you're absolutely right. >> and to drive the point further, he once shared similar views on issues with the president. but, now, he's flip-flopping, even though he's shared though views. so he wouldn't agree with the president anymore. he changed. he flip-flopped on tax cuts under president bush. mccain actually opposed tax cuts for the wealthiment but under president obama, he says those bush tax cuts should stay. on repealing don't ask,...
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but listen to what a north carolina state senator said this same very week about president obama. >> i just don't think it's right at all to call barack obama is traitor. a lot of thing he's done wrong, but he's not a traitor. as far as i can tell. i've not come across any evidence yet that he's done one thing to harm kenya. >> i mean, this kind of birther mixed with racial overtones. this is the climate we're dealing with, michael. >> it's horrible. it's racist. it's anti-american. it's unpatriotic. i said jesse helms spent 16 hours. what i meant to say was 16 days filibustering against martin luther king jr.'s birthday in the senate. but this vitriol against our president shows the true color of the north carolina republican party. as governor rendell indicated, allowing the right wing faction to pervert, pollute, and take over what seems to be reasonable republicans, but yet the republicans who defer to this show that martin luther king jr. was right. he said it's not that the actions of those on the -- who are outright racist are problematic. it's the silence of the people who ar
but listen to what a north carolina state senator said this same very week about president obama. >> i just don't think it's right at all to call barack obama is traitor. a lot of thing he's done wrong, but he's not a traitor. as far as i can tell. i've not come across any evidence yet that he's done one thing to harm kenya. >> i mean, this kind of birther mixed with racial overtones. this is the climate we're dealing with, michael. >> it's horrible. it's racist. it's...
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was actually the dear leader of this obviously a totalitarian state. a lot of people think that this was a giant propaganda effort by the white house to put michelle up there either to have an optic for low information voters who watched this event last night set up the 2014 olympics maybe some people even telling me this that was the opening salvo of a michelle obama for president. >> now let me show you the ad he is referring to. this is what he compared michelle obama, the first lady, giving the award or announcing the award for best picture to this ad. and this was a takeoff on 1984. i mean every time i think rush has gone as far as he can go, he does it again, joe. >> you know, somewhere i read that envy and jealousy is the weapon of the mediocre. and that's what happened with rush limbaugh. he is very immediate oaker in his criticism. number two, i know a little bit about award shows ago chaired the image awards and served on the committee this year. first of all, you don't invite yourself to be a presenter at an awards show. and kudos to the pro
was actually the dear leader of this obviously a totalitarian state. a lot of people think that this was a giant propaganda effort by the white house to put michelle up there either to have an optic for low information voters who watched this event last night set up the 2014 olympics maybe some people even telling me this that was the opening salvo of a michelle obama for president. >> now let me show you the ad he is referring to. this is what he compared michelle obama, the first lady,...
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secretary of state hillary clinton had heavy eyelids during president obama's myanmar speech and john mccain snuck in a couple of winks during george w. bush's state of the union in 2007. a sleepless night is getting more common. a full 30% of civilian workers get less than six hours of sleep, says the cdc. the night shift is the worst. for instance, 70% of night shift workers and transportation and warehousing are sleep deprived. the best sleep? the finance industry along with educators at 27%. they don't take their laptops and phones to bed. the glow can simulate daylight and simulate sleep. with the 24-hour global economy it's tough to get unplugged. so businesses like pod time are seeing orders rise for stacked sleeping pods, stereos that help you get in the mood and racks for bedtime reading torl put away your laptop as well. insomniac classes are on the increase as well. late night yoga and meditation and they say bring your pajamas. and sleeping pill ads are everywhere. americans are doing just about anything and anywhere to grab some zs. and in fact, chris, you are probably wo
secretary of state hillary clinton had heavy eyelids during president obama's myanmar speech and john mccain snuck in a couple of winks during george w. bush's state of the union in 2007. a sleepless night is getting more common. a full 30% of civilian workers get less than six hours of sleep, says the cdc. the night shift is the worst. for instance, 70% of night shift workers and transportation and warehousing are sleep deprived. the best sleep? the finance industry along with educators at...
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. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know that. but i do know this. that in niz heart he's not american. he's just not an american. >> all ki tell you is that the general consensus is that he has produced a birth certificate. question is, is it legitimate? >> i mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, i'd go and get it out and say here it is. >> so all of these outrageous statements, governor, by members of congress. i mean, again the extreme going mainstream in the republican party. >> sure. these aren't citizens who go to a rally and say something. these are elected officials who bear the republican party across their chest. it's alarming in one sense, but also heartening in another sense. because the more they ratchet up this rhetoric, the more this hate and divisiveness spews out, the more it's going to draw out moderate republican voters away from the republican party and its candidates. it's a terribly damaging thing for the republican party to have someone out there saying we're a christian nation. michigan has a lar
. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know that. but i do know this. that in niz heart he's not american. he's just not an american. >> all ki tell you is that the general consensus is that he has produced a birth certificate. question is, is it legitimate? >> i mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, i'd go and get it out and say here it is. >> so all of these outrageous statements, governor, by members of...
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barack obama should not be president. he must be denied that distinction in history. he must have an asterisk put next to him in the history books saying this guy wasn't really president of the united states. this is what this bunch wants. and everything they say shows it. instead of debating policies and engaging in clean politics, they throw mud because, and i get it, mud is all they got. and the only thing that unites them right now, the republican party, the only thing that holds them together is that this guy, barack obama, is president, and it kills them to go to bed at night knowing there's nothing they can do about it but pout. and throw mud. and today he's decided to face them down. he sees, well, let's see how he does it. eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize winning columnist for the "washington post" and joan walsh is the editor at large for "salon." both are msnbc political analysts. i've watched this thing, gene. it's gone on and on. they use the irs out there some place in cincinnati. they use benghazi. they use all this stuff basically to say this presid
barack obama should not be president. he must be denied that distinction in history. he must have an asterisk put next to him in the history books saying this guy wasn't really president of the united states. this is what this bunch wants. and everything they say shows it. instead of debating policies and engaging in clean politics, they throw mud because, and i get it, mud is all they got. and the only thing that unites them right now, the republican party, the only thing that holds them...
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., which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania -- done. >> romney wins, and just this summer, the pennsylvania republican party chair bragged that voter i.d. helped republicans shave some points, like point shaving in basketball, shaved some points from obama's win last year. let's listen to this guy admit it again. we're not making this up. >> reporter: do you think all the attention to voter i.d. affected last year's elections? i think it did. think about this. we cut obama by 5%, which is big. a lot of people lost sight of that. he beat mccain by 10%, romney by 5%, i think probably photo i.d. helped a bit in that. >> what is this guy, under sodium pentothal? clarence, i don't get it. i don't even know why they admit it. what is the world they live? >> some people are tone-deaf to how they sound. his party is denying that photoo i.d. has anything to do with, when everyone knows the opposite. he kind of gave the game away, kind of like when lee atwater said we don't use the "n" word anymore, now we're more abstract. use words like school bussing or crime in the s
., which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania -- done. >> romney wins, and just this summer, the pennsylvania republican party chair bragged that voter i.d. helped republicans shave some points, like point shaving in basketball, shaved some points from obama's win last year. let's listen to this guy admit it again. we're not making this up. >> reporter: do you think all the attention to voter i.d. affected last year's elections? i think it did. think about...
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in the state of the union address, the president mentioned brain research as an example to invest in the best ideas. >> every dollar we invested returned $140 to our economy. today our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to alz himers. now is not the time to gut the investment, now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the space race. we need to make those investments. >> i'm joined by columbia professor of neuroscience, one of the few select scientists who will appear at the white house next month and talk about what's called a brain activity map. fascinating stuff. thanks for being here, professor. >> you're welcome. >> what exactly does it mean to map the brain? >> so, this is the human brain. it is the most sophisticated and complex piece of matter in the universe. and there's a 100 billion nerons, connected in ways wez don't understand and firing away in patterns and they create our minds and creates what we are, our thoughts and memories and most of our muscles and our whole personality. what we want to do
in the state of the union address, the president mentioned brain research as an example to invest in the best ideas. >> every dollar we invested returned $140 to our economy. today our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to alz himers. now is not the time to gut the investment, now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the space race. we need to make those investments. >> i'm joined by columbia professor of...
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mccain and graham urge the obama administration to suspend u.s. assistance to egypt, making clear to the current leadership of the country what steps we believe are necessary to halt egypt's descent. john mccain has been opposed to the continuation of aid to that country. the two men both recently went there to egypt as emissaries for the administration and are calling for further action. those live pictures from cairo, egypt. >>> before we end this hour, we want to look at what stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. chris is back with us now. chris, you'll allow us to indull engine a little lit of light sports fair. president yankees and a-rod, his first crack at boston. more importantly, the boston fans have their first crack at him. >> you've got that right. i predict loud booing and a bad weekend for a-rod with the latest allegations. this story goes from bad to worse. i think the yankees from a pr standpoint would wish it would all just go away. obviously, he's appealing his basically year and a half long suspension and can play un
mccain and graham urge the obama administration to suspend u.s. assistance to egypt, making clear to the current leadership of the country what steps we believe are necessary to halt egypt's descent. john mccain has been opposed to the continuation of aid to that country. the two men both recently went there to egypt as emissaries for the administration and are calling for further action. those live pictures from cairo, egypt. >>> before we end this hour, we want to look at what...
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. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington, with president obama is turning to susan rice. a trusted adviser whose comments did take her out of contention to become secretary of state, to repla(c tom donilon as national security adviser, the closest adviser to the president. "new york times" white house correspondent mark lang her joins us now. mark, this is a long predicted move, but it certainly is sweet for susan rice action who does not have to be confirmed, as this is a president's choice. she had removed herself from the state department contention and that was a very unhappy episode. there's an limit selfredemption and defiance. i know what you think of susan rice, but you have nothing to say, i still retain confidence and i'm going to put her even closer to the oval office in terms of forming administration foreign policy. >> susan rice talked to brian williams the day it was announced she was withdrawing h her. and we know how close these two are. let's watch. >> frankly i think the president has four times in public said incredibly kind and supportive things about
. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington, with president obama is turning to susan rice. a trusted adviser whose comments did take her out of contention to become secretary of state, to repla(c tom donilon as national security adviser, the closest adviser to the president. "new york times" white house correspondent mark lang her joins us now. mark, this is a long predicted move, but it certainly is sweet for susan rice action who does not have to be confirmed, as...
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president obama is en route to nevada at this hour. a state that has come to symbolize the power and importance of the growing latino vote. the president is expected to lay out his own vision for immigration reform and show his public support for the bipartisan senate plan that was announced only yesterday. >> joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl sxwl a, managing editor of post politics.com, and susan page, washington bureau chief for usa today. chris, what we are told is contrary to some reports that there is not a great deal of distance between what the president is going to say tow today and what the senate announced, at least as far as it goes, if the senate were to collapse, the senate plan were to collapse, then he might come out with perhaps a more liberal plan, but he is pretty much in sync on the advice of the congressional hispanic caucus to stay in line with what they're doing on the hill? >> that's incredibly meaningful because what that means is that it's not two tracks that this is running on. it's one track.
president obama is en route to nevada at this hour. a state that has come to symbolize the power and importance of the growing latino vote. the president is expected to lay out his own vision for immigration reform and show his public support for the bipartisan senate plan that was announced only yesterday. >> joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl sxwl a, managing editor of post politics.com, and susan page, washington bureau chief for usa today. chris, what we are told is...
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obama care's problems don't discredit liberalism. believe it or not, the existence of great websites is sort of incidental to the operation of a social interest system. joining me howard fineman, anchor of bbc world news america katty kay and "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart and nbc news analyst former pennsylvania governor and governor of "now," ed rendell. i go to you first. what's the best play for the white house. they should own this. another saying daily briefings on the state of this. should they wrap their arms around the quote, unquote, glitches? >> yeah, i think the president did that when he said it's unacceptable. everyone needs to take a deep breath. apple screwed up the rollout of its new program. take a deep breath, social security, medicare, they all had glitches at the start. the good news for anybody panicking, it's a year to congressional elections. this will get straightened out and we'll get back to the central issue and that is 31 million americans who didn't have health care will be able to sign up
obama care's problems don't discredit liberalism. believe it or not, the existence of great websites is sort of incidental to the operation of a social interest system. joining me howard fineman, anchor of bbc world news america katty kay and "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart and nbc news analyst former pennsylvania governor and governor of "now," ed rendell. i go to you first. what's the best play for the white house. they should own this. another saying daily...
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it may be that barack obama wins the state, but it seems to me that, you know, you got a lot of votes yet to cast. >> you tell me whether you stand by your call on ohio given the doubts karl rove called. >> we're quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> he have megan kelly winning her polk award basically because of him. >> he wasn't the only one. almost every conservative, including me, thought we were going to win this election and we were all surprised when -- >> did you go in and question the returns? did you question the analysis of the returns like did he. >> i didn't but i didn't have the data 37. >> did he? >> karl rove is a smart guy. i usually -- i think -- >> did he think he could bully them out of their prediction? >> i thought he was stunned. i think we were all stunned and then you know what -- juneau the guy personally. i thought he went into the room thinking he could talk the analysts out of the results. his willpower would somehow overwhelm them. megan and the other guys. >> i remember sitting at a table in 1990 in new hampshire talking about -- filling owe ought
it may be that barack obama wins the state, but it seems to me that, you know, you got a lot of votes yet to cast. >> you tell me whether you stand by your call on ohio given the doubts karl rove called. >> we're quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> he have megan kelly winning her polk award basically because of him. >> he wasn't the only one. almost every conservative, including me, thought we were going to win this election and we were all surprised when --...
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will hillary really join forces with barack obama? not only did she join forces, she worked hard for him, and she was his very loyal secretary of state. and i think for people all over the world, that goes a long way in building up their admiration for her. this was a woman who lost the campaign, but when she was called on, she gave it her all. >> let me ask you, governor, you're as good a pol as i know. my question is what did she learn? somebody said just recently the secretary herself said the lessons she learned looking back was she had to be a better communicator. well, that covers a lot of territory. i think what hurt her most was her vote at least for the iraq war. in the democratic confines within the caucus voters, the real zealous people in the party, that war was the issue, the opposition to it, and the fact that she had voted for it i think really gave an issue to barack obama who as a state senator was out there in chicago in probably a liberal district and he voted against the war without worrying about it. she hedged he
will hillary really join forces with barack obama? not only did she join forces, she worked hard for him, and she was his very loyal secretary of state. and i think for people all over the world, that goes a long way in building up their admiration for her. this was a woman who lost the campaign, but when she was called on, she gave it her all. >> let me ask you, governor, you're as good a pol as i know. my question is what did she learn? somebody said just recently the secretary herself...
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part of what the secretary of state does is he is the face of the obama foreign policy wresh also is out there trying to determine what is possible, what can be achieved, what are the options for the president, and then he carries out, you know, the president's foreign policy. john kerry would be, you know, acting just as hillary clinton did, but in a much different national security environment than existed four years ago. >> well, and we talk about national security. i mean, i want to open this up to our panel here. a lot of times you talk about domestic versus international and the reality is we are in fess cal belt-tightining on the domestic front. we don't have a lot of political capital as far as moving out. a lot of republicans want to cut our foreign aid. there is a lot of talk about how much intervention we should actually be engaging in. i thought that richard cohen today in "the washington post" laid out a compelling and somewhat terrifying view of instability in the middle east. he writes boldness is what the situation in syria demanded. a civil war that could have been c
part of what the secretary of state does is he is the face of the obama foreign policy wresh also is out there trying to determine what is possible, what can be achieved, what are the options for the president, and then he carries out, you know, the president's foreign policy. john kerry would be, you know, acting just as hillary clinton did, but in a much different national security environment than existed four years ago. >> well, and we talk about national security. i mean, i want to...
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. >> hillary and obama was against it. >> yeah. >> that was a stretch. declaring a state of emergency as deadly violence erupts across the country. we'll get a live update from cairo just ahead. this is so sick! i can't believe your mom let you take her car out. this is awesome! whoooo! you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> in his 60 minute sitdown along side president clinton president obama defended his administration's re
. >> hillary and obama was against it. >> yeah. >> that was a stretch. declaring a state of emergency as deadly violence erupts across the country. we'll get a live update from cairo just ahead. this is so sick! i can't believe your mom let you take her car out. this is awesome! whoooo! you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru....
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he simply states it now. this is how these republicans are talking. >> i know. they go immediately to it's obama's fault, he was personally involved, when, in fact, there is no evidence that any political appointee was -- >> how do you fight that if you're him? how do you do this, gene, if you know you're just being mud balled. >> well, you know, it's going to happen, right? you know, this is a free country. we have free speech. so they can say what they want. i think one way you fight back is you fight back. right? you come out swinging. what else can you do? >> well, here it is. the president went bold today nominating three people to fill the three openings on the very important u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. the court that is considered a step right below the supreme court. as "the new york times" puts it, the president's effectively daring republicans to find specific ground to filibuster all the nominees, all three of them. he's basically playing matt dylan. meet me out in the center street here, and right out there at high noon. i'm going to
he simply states it now. this is how these republicans are talking. >> i know. they go immediately to it's obama's fault, he was personally involved, when, in fact, there is no evidence that any political appointee was -- >> how do you fight that if you're him? how do you do this, gene, if you know you're just being mud balled. >> well, you know, it's going to happen, right? you know, this is a free country. we have free speech. so they can say what they want. i think one way...
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every significant city of size in the united states. then he used hurricane sandy to stoke more fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy more guns than ever. your reading of that. who is he talking to? >> i think he's talking to people who will be accepting of a fear. he basically is trying to put fear into people's hearts, and if you read it carefully, you would think that it was an advertisement for gun manufacturers. the fact is that we've got -- basically i see it as a distraction. we've got to concentrate on sandy hook. we've got to concentrate on what's going on in our inner cities and folks getting guns that should not have them. and i think that -- i think what mr. lapierre
every significant city of size in the united states. then he used hurricane sandy to stoke more fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy...
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quote, obama agenda is risky for red state democrats. guy cecil has good news for democrats. he pulled a rabbit, rather a donkey, out of his hat last year when the democrats gained seats. actually gained seats in a year that looked like a sure loser for democrats. that's his job to pull off another miracle and hang onto the senate. maggie has beenerman is at politi politico, a senior politico reporter. this is important although it's a year and a half off, people want to know how obama is going to make it. is he going to put points on the board, immigration reform, something on gun safety. he be likes to talk about himself being a center left version i think of a ronald reagan meaning he wants to get into the history books. the question is can he do it with a republican house? probably not. he's hoping to switch it. let's talk about the senate, however. a lot of people in the democratic party are lucky to be in the senate because they don't match up with the way those states vote in presidential elections. is this a danger? >> well, it's always a danger. the question is how d
quote, obama agenda is risky for red state democrats. guy cecil has good news for democrats. he pulled a rabbit, rather a donkey, out of his hat last year when the democrats gained seats. actually gained seats in a year that looked like a sure loser for democrats. that's his job to pull off another miracle and hang onto the senate. maggie has beenerman is at politi politico, a senior politico reporter. this is important although it's a year and a half off, people want to know how obama is going...
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what is happening at the state level is where, unfortunately, the state level, these policies weren't changing. once the federal government stepped in we saw massive agenda moving forward. with the re-election of barack obama, we saw a population of americans that have a progressive agenda with a woman's right to choose and the idea that everybody should have fair access to the polls with the idea there should be equal marriage for all. at the state level where we see an attack on woman's right to choose and egregiousness immigration laws and voter i.d. laws and lgbt issues we are saying there is a fire and we need to make sure the ferguson intervenes so we have all equal access when it comes to these choices as americans and otherwise, what we are going to see is a slippery slip. one of the reason for north carolina's law to be so egregiousness the idea they are taking away early voting 72% of african-americans cast a vote in early voting last year. imagine what happens when you take that right away. we should be expanding our democracy at this point. >> you look at the march in wash
what is happening at the state level is where, unfortunately, the state level, these policies weren't changing. once the federal government stepped in we saw massive agenda moving forward. with the re-election of barack obama, we saw a population of americans that have a progressive agenda with a woman's right to choose and the idea that everybody should have fair access to the polls with the idea there should be equal marriage for all. at the state level where we see an attack on woman's right...